Apple iPhone 4 in short supply for China launch

China Unicom did not have enough supply of Apple Inc's iPhone 4 during its launch weekend for the phone, according to a Wall Street Journal Story.

Citing the Chinese telecom operator, the story said that China Unicom had received more than 200,000 pre-orders for the phone by early Saturday, when the phone went on sale.

The story said that more than 40,000 iPhone 4 buyers got the device on Saturday. This compares to Unicom's 2009 iPhone launch after which the operator sold 100,000 handsets in about six weeks after its debut of the phone.

Apple declined comment on the numbers cited in the story but spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said that more phones would be available soon. She suggested that customers check back with their local store or online for availability updates.

A China Unicom representative was not immediately available for comment.

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iPod Touch: Following the trail of iPhone 4

Finally, the new iPod Touch model comes equipped with excellent features of iPhone 4 as predicted so far. Many are calling the iPod Touch as an iPhone without the phone.

It is recognized by CEO Steve Jobs when introduced Apple's latest products in San Francisco on Wednesday (01/09/2010) local time. For Apple, the iPod Touch also has become the main coffers and provide a significant advantage as well as the iPhone. Although without a phone, the iPod Touch could be a new trail that someday would follow the iPhone 4.

"Touch is a product that really means for us. It is the most popular iPod. People call it the iPhone without the phone. It is also the iPhone without a contract subscription. However, it has become a portable game player number 1 in the world," said Steve Jobs enthusiastically.

Steve Jobs claims, sales of the iPod Touch so far exceeded even the total sales of Nintendo's and Sony's portable device. iPod Touch, according to Jobs, controls more than 50 percent market share of portable game player in the world. Because of the popularity, more than 1.5 billion gaming applications and other entertainment content downloaded on the app store from the iPod Touch only so far.


In this fourth-generation iPod Touch, Apple also revised to be classier. "We make it better. It is thinner and prettier," said Steve Jobs.

Like the iPhone 4, iPod Touch using the latest screen Display Retina, thus showing the quality and resolution very sharp and clear images. Quality pixel LCD screen four times normal, with 326 ppi, 24 bit color, and support for LED backlit.

For the first time, A4 processor is also used in the iPod Touch. In addition, the device comes gyroskop 3 axis motion sensor to support a more refined and accurate. At the front, there is a camera for video calls via WiFi service through better FaceTime with other iPod Touch or iPhone 4.

The main camera on the back was able to record HD video and the battery power can run for 40 hours of HD video without interruption. Also the features of iMovie to do editing (trim) video.

It is very special; the latest iPod touch becomes the first product Apple released the latest version of IOS platform 4.1 that was also launched simultaneously. One new feature is the latest on Game Center platform that allows users to share games with other fellow users.

However, their physical appearance is slightly different with the iPhone 4. Rear side is not flat, but curved like the first version of the iPod Touch. There are three variants available each priced at U.S. $ 229 for 8 GB version, 299 dollars for 32 GB, and 399 U.S. dollars for 64 GB.

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